112 Killed in Iraq as Sectarian Tensions Grow

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistanicondemned the
recent sectarian violence in Muqdadiya and criticized
the government for allowing Shi’ite militiamen to run wild. He called on the
government to bring the militiamen under complete control.

But, in Tuz Khormato, the tensions between Turkmen
and Kurds are growing. Neighborhoods are being ethnically cleansed,
either voluntarily or otherwise.

The Islamic State’s losses in Ramadi appears
to have shifted
violence to other parts of Iraq and perhaps to other countries. However, they
still hold some neighborhoods there and are using human
shields to protect themselves.